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Re:Sue Big Oil by notatoad on Friday June 17, 2022 @11:37AM (#31779798)
the "large corporations" thing is bullshit too. that list that goes around of "these 100 companies are responsible for 99% of emissions" or whatever the percentage is, all the companies on that list are oil companies. but they aren't the ones burning the oil, they're the ones selling it.

individuals can't absolve themselves of responsibility by blaming the corporations that they buy their petroleum products from.

Re:Sue Big Oil by r_harriso on Friday June 17, 2022 @01:02PM (#31781114)
Consumer demand is not something that just appears. Demand for oil has largely been induced by decades of urban, housing and transportation planning centered around the automobile. E.G I do not want a car; I don’t like driving and maintaining one is expensive, but I don’t have a viable alternative for many trips I need to make.

Planning according to policies set in large part by auto and oil lobbyists.

Re:Sue Big Oil by r00fus on Friday June 17, 2022 @08:14PM (#31786123)
You fail to understand the years of marketing, r&d, lobbying and outright anticompetitive practices these companies have been unleashing to "sell more product".

If we had any meaningful regulation, these companies would be forced to begin paying for their products' impacts on climate.